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I was wondering if there is any technique available in PHP, JS, Perl or whatever that allows you to click a button on a webform to drop an icon onto their desktop.

Any help appreciated!


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not in php thats for sure...php is a server side language
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Well I had a look about and noticed the VBScript could possibly do the job. Im sure that the desktop icon details are stored in the registry and I know how to enter registry keys using VBScript. I was wondering if anyone knew where the registry key for the desktop was located or wherever the desktop details are stored?

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uh... generally VBscript won't be able to access the desktop from the browser.. last I checked. It would have to run independant of the browser.. and that is very dangerous.
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